PV Manufacturing Ecosystem - Headwinds and Tailwinds

Manu Gaurang is an experienced B2B sales and marketing leader with over 21 years in the industry, specializing in power projects and technology-driven product markets. He has held leadership roles with notable companies in the energy and high-technology sectors, including Phoenix Contact, Thermax Ltd, RenewSys, and Vikram Solar, before taking on his current role as CEO of Mondragon Assembly Group's India operations, where he leads business growth and advanced solar module assembly solutions for the Indian market. He holds a solid background in market tracking, bidding, and strategic sales development, and is active in industry events and speaking engagements withinthe solar technology sector.  

Mr. Braeunlich has many years of experience in sales, in leading sales teams and supporting VON ARDENNE's representative network. He is always keen to maintain relationships with industry influencers and key strategic partners. Since Summer 2021 he got assigned as Director Sales + Business Development Asia at VON ARDENNE GmbH, Germany. Before of that, he was General Manager at VON ARDENNE Vacuum Equipment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. As General Manager of VON ARDENNE China in Shanghai, he was responsible for the development of the subsidiary from a service and sales branch of the German VON ARDENNE GmbH to a fully functional production site for vacuum glass coaters for the architectural and automotive glazing industries as well as wafer coaters for the high efficiency crystalline photovoltaic industries. Within these three years, several glass coaters and wafer coater systems were produced, delivered on schedule, and passed their final acceptance test at VON ARDENNE's customers in China.

SCM, BD, Sales & Mktg and Project functions. He has worked withreputed Indian & Multinational companies into Renewables, Steel, SpecialityChemical and Construction Industries out of which last almost 2 decades hasbeen into Renewable industry alone.  

Sishir Garemella is head of international business development atKiwa PVEL, the leading independent lab of the downstream solar market. Sishirleads Kiwa PVEL's international expansion in strategic markets. He has over 15years of experience, primarily in the downstream, both as a financier and as anoperator. Prior to solar, he has worked in investment banking in the UK and theautomotive industry in Canada. He holds a Masters in Accounting and Financefrom the London School of Economics in the UK and a Bachelors in ElectricalEngineering from the University of Windsor in Canada.    

Alyssa is passionate about the environment and finding innovative solutions to build a better future for the next generation. So after receiving her Master's degree in Political Communication and Strategy from the Brussels School of International Studies, it was a natural step to launch her career by supporting the uptake of clean energy globally. Alyssa quickly caught the renewable energy bug, and has dedicated her career to helping accelerate the clean energy transition ever since. She has worked for trade associations across a wide spectrum of clean energy solutions, including solar PV, electrification, energy efficiency, and clean transport, and wind power. Alyssa supported the expansion of wind power into emerging markets as Chief of Staff and Communications Director of the Global Wind Energy Council and leading the communication and outreach for offshore wind at the World Bank Group, and in her free time she is a freelance journalist on climate and sustainability issues, yoga teacher and jewellry designer. After starting her career in solar, she is thrilled to be back in the sector to make sure countries across the world can unleash the immense potential of solar power!

-